Honey Thaljieh (1985) loves soccer like crazy. As a child, she would run around the streets of her native Bethlehem, one of the oldest cities in the world (believed to be the birthplace of Jesus), chasing a ball. Back then, it was just a game. Surrounded by children, she made it clear that she wouldn't back down from being a girl. "We Palestinians love soccer like crazy," explains this woman who defines herself as Palestinian, Arab, Christian, and a soccer fan. She was one of the driving forces behind the creation of the Palestinian women's national team and is now the first woman from the Middle East to work at FIFA. Thaljieh has returned to Barcelona for the first congress. The Change, designed to promote women's sport. She receives the ARA at the Gallery Hotel, a few hours before going to watch the Barça-Bayern Women's Champions League match. She admits she struggles to focus on the match, as her mind has been elsewhere for months. At home.